Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 16:18

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 6:18PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:18pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 225 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ATCHISON DONIPHAN IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DAVIESS HARRISON IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN DEKALB GENTRY HOLT NODAWAY WORTH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ATCHISON, BETHANY, CLARKSDALE, COUNTRY CLUB VILLA, CRAIG, ELWOOD, FAIRFAX, FOREST CITY, GALLATIN, GRANT CITY, HIGHLAND, JAMESPORT, KING CITY, MAITLAND, MARYVILLE, MAYSVILLE, MOUND CITY, OREGON, OSBORN, ROCK PORT, SAVANNAH, ST. JOSEPH, ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT, STANBERRY, STEWARTSVILLE, TARKIO, TROY, UNION STAR, AND WATHENA.
Area Description: 
Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; Andrew, MO; Atchison, MO; Buchanan, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Harrison, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO; Worth, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov